GissaMittJobb

@GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨rawdogging it⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I kind of have trouble not watching the other screens, if they happen to fall within my field of view.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anthropic launches Claude web search API, betting on the future of post-Google information access⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know if ‘simply’ is the word I’d use here, but there’s clearly been some unforced errors on Google’s part with regards to search

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Never gonna loosen them laces⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a small one in my backpack at all times. It’s great.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Court ruling bars Apple from charging 27% commission on purchases outside the App Store⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Noe does iOS, Android has the vast majority of the smartphone market

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Me when I zoom past traffic on my e-scooter⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You know what would actually fix traffic? TRAINS

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Jellyfin is better anyway

  I wish this were true, but as a multi-year Plex-to-Jellyfin migrant, I have to point out that Plex was the better software.

  I still choose to run Jellyfin for other reasons (don’t like the commercial path Plex is taking, among others), but I still do miss the better reliability and larger feature set in the Plex software stack.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: Regulations don't exist because governments like them...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I wish that would go without saying, but current events are unfortunately evidence of that not being true.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge in Epic v. Apple bans Apple from charging commission on purchases made outside App Store⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I recommend liberal use of the concept of critical support

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: Regulations don't exist because governments like them...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is true, but it’s important to remember that some regulations were not written in blood, but instead in racism - see R1-zoning as one of the most significant examples.

  Regulations are just tools, really. They can evidently be used for good, and should be used for good, but some are being used for bad and should be reformed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Schlurp⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The ceiling can also keep the heat from the sun out, and it will keep the rain away, which is common in hot places. On average, I think having a ceiling will win out

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Brits had an anthem ready for when Margaret Thatcher died. Americans should also be prepared.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  May I suggest the orchestra song from Joey Quits? www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A4UGtM4hDQ

  Seems to have the kind of celebratory vibe that would be warranted

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Coffee is not brewed homogeneous⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A problem I avoid by brewing a single cup at a time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Coffee is not brewed homogeneous⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Incredibly cringe opinion, congratulations

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk: your new Tesla will drive from the factory floor, to your house 'this year'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He’s always lied about the self-driving capabilities of the cars and promised timelines that have never held. Print this statement out and use it as toilet paper

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla Slumps Below 50% Share of California's Electric Car Market⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe there was a 100% tariff in place pre-Trump meltdown on Chinese EVs in the U.S, making them less viable in that market. The EU also tariffs them heavily, which is quite a pity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can't believe it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d eat that, especially at that price. Not even British

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK if you browse Lemmy on desktop, the Lemmy Universal Link Switcher script makes browsing between instances significantly less annoying⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  True, I didn’t consider that. This particular instance warrants a user script

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK if you browse Lemmy on desktop, the Lemmy Universal Link Switcher script makes browsing between instances significantly less annoying⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems like something that should be upstreamed. We’re not on Reddit anymore, the source code is open and contributions get accepted. The need for userscripts has been removed basically

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are the blatant anti-competitive practices of Apple just…allowed? How is this even possible?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  While I broadly agree with your sentiment,

  Why can’t you compile Swift outside of MacOS

  You can compile Swift on Windows and Linux. There are other tools required to build macOS and iOS-apps bundled with XCode that prevents building those on other platforms, but Swift itself is available standalone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sweden unveils its largest military aid package for Ukraine worth nearly $1.6 billion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  We have a vested interest in keeping Russia at bay. They have been routinely violating our airspace around Gotland for a good long while now, and we’re not amused.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What exercises should i do at the gym to correct winged scapula and rounded shoulders?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m convinced doing deadlifts has helped me posturally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One-handed games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think I changed the difficulty-settings.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good to exercise at home instead of gym?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Realistically, people aren’t going to attain their goals trying to do a Twinkie CICO diet though, even though it might be theoretically possible.

  I wish people would just move on from posting about CICO already, it’s long since outlived its usefulness as a concept

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good to exercise at home instead of gym?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The best form of exercise for you is the form that you actually do consistently week after week. If this means working out at home, then that’s fine. Given that you’re not trying to break any records, this might just be fine for you.

  I’ve done many different forms of working throughout the years, one of which was to work out at home/local outdoor gym. I did this because there were no gyms at what I considered to be a reasonable distance from home, and I considered that to be too much of an impediment to actually get the work done consistently.

  I did get stronger from it, and used it as a part of losing weight, which I wanted on account of being overweight at that time.

  I’ve since stopped doing that routine and moved to lifting weights at a gym, which I considered attainable since I moved to a place with gyms very close by. I did this because working out at home had basically reached a plateau as far as strength was concerned - lifting weights at a gym will get you stronger at a faster pace.

  I think checking out the stuff that Hybrid Calisthenics does could be worthwhile for you. Do some stuff at home for now if that feels better for you, and then evaluate later on if it keeps working for you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One-handed games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How do I get into it? I’ve tried and it’s not really sticking, to be honest.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm looking to buy something like a reverse wheelbarrow, what do I call that?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You might be looking for a handcart. Popular during medieval times, and among Mormon pioneers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Owing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury you⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s potential for mitigating some of the negative impacts using a mixed approach, although I’m not convinced it’s going to be straightforward or even worthwhile.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Owing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury you⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Please refer to the section about the negative effects of reducing property taxes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Owing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury you⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Using retirees as a tool to work against property taxes has historically been an effective strategy, but it’s important to remember:

  1. What we’re actually trying to accomplish
  2. Will the proposed change be effective in accomplishing the goal
  3. Will the change have other consequences that are negative to the extent where the potential benefits outweigh the consequences in aggregate
  4. Are there any alternative means to accomplish the original goal

  One-by-one:

  What we’re actually trying to accomplish

  Seems to me that the root question is one of housing affordability, in particular for retirees, who may have a lot of assets, but limited cash flow

  Will the proposed change be effective in accomplishing the goal

  Reducing/capping property taxes does indeed make it easier for some retirees to keep affording their homes, but reducing property taxes makes real estate a more lucrative investment, driving up the overall prices of real estate. This applies for both private persons intending to use the property to live in, for private persons looking seek rent, and corporate actors doing the same. Messing with property taxes is a large part of the housing affordability issue present in many places in the U.S and elsewhere (zoning laws being another major contributor, in particular those mandating single family homes, and lack of public housing being the other major contributor). Hence, this change would only benefit those lucky enough to have purchased a home in the past, at the expense of all retirees not already that lucky, which are now less likely to be able to do so.

  Will the change have other consequences that are negative to the extent where the potential benefits outweigh the consequences in aggregate

  Apart from driving up the prices of real estate for other retirees, everyone else interested in purchasing a home will also feel this broad increase in prices. This has led to large swaths of the population being effectively priced out of home ownership. This has the second order effect of making owning rentals more lucrative, as higher rents can be charged, further exacerbating the larger problem of housing affordability, but now also for even poorer people.

  Finally, reductions in real estate taxes limit what public services can be funded through their use. In the U.S, this primarily means schools, infrastructure, firefighting, transit etc, all of which are suffering a lot in quality, much as a consequence of having messed with property taxes in the past.

  There’s a very, very strong case to be made that the consequences have very much outweighed the benefits in this scenario. I would even say that they have been devastating, being part of the root cause of a large amount of issues seen today.

  Are there any alternative means to accomplish the original goal

  There clearly are good means to tackle this problem in other ways, the principal of which I believe should be massive public investment in social housing. By building a huge supply of high quality homes affordable to everyone, we make sure no one will have to be forced to go without an acceptable home, regardless of whether they are retired or not.

  The second strategy should be to entirely remove the kind of zoning laws that have contributed to the kind of increase in housing prices seen today - mandating that only single family homes should be allowed to be built on massive lots with low utilization is hugely harmful to housing affordability.

  These two measures would address housing prices having gone up in the way they have historically, which would also lead to property taxes not rising in such a dramatic fashion.

  What should never be done, however, is reducing or capping property taxes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨🐸 time⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  True? Yes. Climate solution? No.